William Barnham
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William Barnham was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons
in 1659 and 1660.
Barnham was born in London, the son of Sir Francis Barnham
of Hollingbourne and his wife Elizabeth Leonard, daughter of Sampson Lennard
and was baptised at St Martin in the Fields on 19 May 1613. He was a hosier of Norwich and became an alderman. He was mayor of Norwich in 1652.
In 1659, Barnham was elected Member of Parliament
for Norwich
in the Third Protectorate Parliament
. In 1660, he was elected without contest as MP for Norwich in the Convention Parliament. He stood for parliament in 1661 but came third in the poll.
Barnham died at the age of 61 and was buried at Norwich on 22 March 1675
Another William Barnham (1651-1718), son of John Barnham and Sarah Hartley, married four times. His first wife was Elizabeth [Margaret] Windham [Wyndham], daughter of William Windham of Stokesby, Norfolk. He married secondly Sarah [Rebekah] Middleton, granddaughter of Sir Hugh Middleton and had a daughter. His third wife was Rebecca [Rebekah] Bacon, daughter of Edward Bacon of London, and they had two daughters. He married fourthly Mary Flowerdew of Norwich and had several children [two daughters and a son William who was a barrister].
House of Commons of England
The House of Commons of England was the lower house of the Parliament of England from its development in the 14th century to the union of England and Scotland in 1707, when it was replaced by the House of Commons of Great Britain...
in 1659 and 1660.
Barnham was born in London, the son of Sir Francis Barnham
Francis Barnham
Sir Francis Barnham was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1604 and 1646. He supported the Parliamentary cause in the English Civil War.-Life:...
of Hollingbourne and his wife Elizabeth Leonard, daughter of Sampson Lennard
Sampson Lennard
Sampson Lennard , of Chevening in Kent, was an English Member of Parliament who represented an unusually large number of different constituencies during the reigns of Elizabeth I and James I....
and was baptised at St Martin in the Fields on 19 May 1613. He was a hosier of Norwich and became an alderman. He was mayor of Norwich in 1652.
In 1659, Barnham was elected Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
for Norwich
Norwich (UK Parliament constituency)
Norwich was a borough constituency which was represented in the House of Commons of England from 1298 to 1707, in the House of Commons of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800, and in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom from 1801 until it was abolished for the 1950 general election...
in the Third Protectorate Parliament
Third Protectorate Parliament
The Third Protectorate Parliament sat for one session, from 27 January 1659 until 22 April 1659, with Chaloner Chute and Thomas Bampfylde as the Speakers of the House of Commons...
. In 1660, he was elected without contest as MP for Norwich in the Convention Parliament. He stood for parliament in 1661 but came third in the poll.
Barnham died at the age of 61 and was buried at Norwich on 22 March 1675
Another William Barnham (1651-1718), son of John Barnham and Sarah Hartley, married four times. His first wife was Elizabeth [Margaret] Windham [Wyndham], daughter of William Windham of Stokesby, Norfolk. He married secondly Sarah [Rebekah] Middleton, granddaughter of Sir Hugh Middleton and had a daughter. His third wife was Rebecca [Rebekah] Bacon, daughter of Edward Bacon of London, and they had two daughters. He married fourthly Mary Flowerdew of Norwich and had several children [two daughters and a son William who was a barrister].